Simple Green - question

[avbug]

Nope.

 

[svcta]

Okay.

 

[goodgig]

Simple green eats airplanes.

Take a cup of it, and put in a ball of aluminum foil. Return after a day and see what is left. Nada.

 

[Rally]

It does cut grease, but isn't good for airplanes, despite what they tell you. It promotes electrolytic corrosion and can be difficult to remove from faying surfaces.

So far as brushing your teeth with it...you know how sometimes you hear someone say that there's no such thing as a stupd question?

There really is.

That is the funniest thing I have ever heard. Don't care what they say about Avbug but he always comes up with something TRUE or very funny. Listen to this guy.

 

[414Flyer]

Okay - You had mistaken it for some minty Scope mouthwash and rinsed with it?

But ya know, bet you would get some funny looks if you put some mouthwash in a empty simple green bottle, and sprayed some in your mouth

 

[avbug]

Don't just pour the mouthwash down the drain. Use it to clean the airplane. It won't corrode, and it comes out sparkling clean, and smells minty fresh to boot.

 

[svcta]

Just to clarify, buggie, what are your thoughts on the aviation simple green? I routinely use it, and I'd like to know if I'm doing something I shouldn't.

 

[avbug]

It's effective stuff at cutting grease, no question about it. While it's advertised as airplane-safe, that's on the outside. When it gets between overlapped metal surfaces such as riveted seams (faying surfaces) that aren't sealed, it's nearly impossible to get out. It can then act toward electrolytic corrosion.

Zep High Foam degreaser is another really good product for airplanes that goes a long way. With any cleaner, you need to ensure it's out of any crevices or sufaces where it might creep by thoroughly rinsing. The degreasers, soaps, and other such products get into places where water wouldn't normally creep, because they break down the water surface tension (surfactants), creating what's sometimes called "wet water." Where a droplet of water might not enter a tight overlapped surface, water and soap and chemicals acting as surfactants can, and are difficult to remove even with copious rinsing.

Carbon X seems to work very well on aircraft, though like other cleaners, it needs to be rinsed thoroughly and it's expensive. Very little goes a long way.